over the minds of Australians from about 1949 with the beginning of the Cold War and the communist revolution in China‚ until about the end of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War in 1972. Through close examination of the ALP split as a result of the Communist Party Dissolution Bill (CPDB) and the Petrov affair‚ and Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War it can be seen just how divisive the communist scare was‚ as well as creating cohesion. The CPDB was introduced in 1951and was the
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In both Condorcet’s “Outline” and Marx’s and Engel’s Communist Manifesto‚ a plausible future of the human species’ destiny was derived from the observed results in the history of humankind. These philosophers base their judgments off grounded observations of past events to construct a depiction of the future‚ unbeknownst to them. Condorcet and Marx and Engels have similar viewpoints regarding the future‚ but in these similarities‚ lies significant differences established by innate beliefs held by
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The Widespread Appeal of the Communist Manifesto In The Communist Manifesto‚ Marx’s power lies in his ability to write with a style that could appeal to the radical extremes of society. His political theory‚ complex language‚ and intricate vocabulary lead his writing to popularity among the educated politicians and scholars‚ while the dramatic tone and globalist call to arms aroused the interest of the working classes across Europe. These scholars were a small part of the bourgeoisie he wrote
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considered subversive to Soviet youth by the Communist leaders. In fact until the late 1980’s‚ Beatle music was banned or very difficult to obtain in Russia.(Woodhead) Their music was smuggled into the country. If a person was caught‚ he would be punished by the KGB. Yet‚ despite the efforts of the authorities‚ the youth of Russia managed to listen to the music. They knew the Beatles names‚ their hair styles and their music. The Beatles were a major factor in bringing down the Soviet Union by changing
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| The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe | | The world’s most powerful Communist country was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics‚ or otherwise known as the Soviet Union. It contained 15 republics that were controlled by a central government. Over time‚ it developed into a large industrial power that dictated all aspects of the national economy. It set levels of wages and prices‚ controlled the allocation of resources‚ and decided what would be produced and how and where goods would
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While collectivization is a well-oiled machine in theory‚ in Soviet Russia‚ collectivization’s lack of incentives‚ fuel‚ meant the economy‚ machine‚ could not progress. Soviet collectivist policies were idealistic and without incentive yielding little or no material progress. Instead‚ the policies caused low morale and hardship among the proletariat. The resulting poor economy and conditions lead to a muffled but building dislike of the Soviets among proletariat the which was ultimately unleashed
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SHS History Co. Shahriar Syed | [The Vietnam War] | Describe why the factors which allowed the North Vietnamese Communist to win a war against a far wealthier‚ technologically superior power of the US. | Contents Page No. Background 2 Introduction 2 Logistical Issues 3 Causality Tolerance 4 Economic Consequences 5 Strategy & Tactics 5 Communist Strategy 5 Guerrilla Tactics 6 American Strategy 6 Tactical Response 7 Vietnamese Terrain Advantages 8 Leadership
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Why The Soviets Invaded Afghanistan There were several reasons for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan‚ which were given by both by the communist party to its Soviet citizens‚ and ones not disclosed to the public. Soviets were told that the invasion was about the liberation of the Afghan communists‚ and it was imperative to generate more communist states. The Russian government also began to portray the war as a war against Islamic fundamentalism. They had a real fear of having an extremist
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End of the Soviet Union The coup attempt sparked anger against the Communist Party. Gorbachev resigned as general secretary of the party. The Soviet parliament voted to stop all party activities. Having first seized power in 1917 in a coup that succeeded‚ the Communist Party now collapsed because of a coup that failed. The coup also played a decisive role in accelerating the breakup of the Soviet Union. Estonia and Latvia quickly declared their independence. Other republics soon followed. Although
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Anti-Communist Propaganda – Reed Crandall Reed Crandall’s illustration of the Soviet Union Leader Nikita Khrushchev‚ demonstrates the hatred of communism from an American standpoint during the Cold War. The result of World War II left the United States and the Soviet Union as two superpowers with profound economic and political differences. Therefore political and military tension brewed between the superpowers. However‚ the two superpowers would never engage in battle but were both victims
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